Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer strengthening and monitoring of the Gröndals Bridge in Sweden

Journal of Composites for Construction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-235

  Täljsten, Björn ^a,b   Hejll, Arvid ^a,c   James, Gerard ^d  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bridges, concrete; Bridges, highway; Cracking; Sensors; Sweden

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACKS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SENSORS; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRENGTHENING (METAL); SWEDEN; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

GRONDALS BRIDGE; PRESTRESSED DYWIDAG; TRAMS;

BRIDGES;

EID: 33947311362     PISSN: 10900268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0268(2007)11:2(227)     Document Type: Article

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